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Köten (or possibly Seyhan, a Cuman chieftain) Elizabeth the Cuman (1244–1290) was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son from 1272 to 1277. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Cuman-Kipchak confederation.
- 1244
- Terteroba
- 1270–1272
Elizabeth the Cuman, queen of Hungary in 1272-1277, during the minority of her son, King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. She was queen consort and wife of King Stephen V of Hungary. A struggle took place between her and the noble opposition, which led to her imprisonment; but supporters freed her in 1274. [40]
Apr 26, 2022 · Elizabeth the Cuman was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was born c. 1239/40, a daughter of Kuthen, leader of the Kun (or Kuni) clan of Cumans and his Russian wife, Galicie of Halicz. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Kipchaks.
- 1239
- 1290 (50-51)Hungary
- Cumania
Elizabeth the Cuman (1244–1290) was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son from 1272 to 1277. Quick Facts Queen consort of Hungary, Tenure ... Close. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Cuman-Kipchak confederation.
(Kumanac), Slovak: Ladislav IV. (Kumánsky); 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of a chieftain from the pagan Cumans who had settled in Hungary.
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Elizabeth the Cuman was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son in 1272-1277. Birth and family. Historians point out that a charter of her father-in-law, Béla IV refers to a Cuman chieftain Seyhan as his kinsman, implying that Seyhan was Elizabeth's father.
However, after the Mongol threat withdrew around 1250 CE, many Cumans assimilated into a resurgent Magyar society – one woman, Elizabeth ‘the Cuman’, even became Queen of Hungary. Other Cumans retreated east against their will and were forcibly recruited into the Golden Horde, one of the successor khanates of the Mongol Empire.
